Brad,
I am not a musician, but I would like to attend the concert on Saturday night. I attended the Piper’s Gathering’s concert on August 9th and enjoyed hearing the music. Not many chances to hear piping, and I am new to taking an interest in the world of piping music. It is an interesting coincidence how I found Tionol’s website. On the website, I noticed that Colleen Shanks would be an instructor. I listened to Colleen’s piping at the Piper’s Gathering. While I live near Hartford CT and am retired, it would be worth the journey. If there is room at the concert for someone like me, I would be happy to pay/contribute to listen to the music.
Cell (860) 736-4160
;Gregory
Hi Gregory, the concerts are open to the public and are $25 for non-registrants (actually if you come Friday night and pay your $25 that’ll get you in to Saturday night’s concert as well). Cheers, Brad
Hello Tionol team, I was wondering if I can still register for Sean Gavin’s workshop on Sunday? I’m unfortunately unavailable for the full Tionol event but would love to attend the Sunday workshop. Happy to pay in advance if still possible. Thanks!
Hi Alyssa — yes, you can register on-site and at this point we still have some room in that workshop. Online registration is closed, so no way to register/pay in advance, but you can sign up on site. If you’re arriving on Sunday, you’ll need to find Hallie Stokes, who is in charge of registration. She will be at the organizational meeting in the Tea Room on Sunday from 1:00 to 1:30, and after that will be in the reedmaking workshop in room 36.
I would have to start from scratch. i will look on the net.
I have a half set but no reeds that work. Either way I would like to stop by for a day or two and plug in to the community.
I will bring the half set. If that’s O.K. with the group.
Many Thanks
Hi Sean, you’re certainly welcome to come (beginning pipers are always welcome), but if you want to sit in on beginner classes or go to the pipes triage clinic, etc., you’ll need to register as a participant. You can of course just come for the sessions and concerts and to chat with people without registering for the full tionól, but if you want access to classes, workshops, and the pipes triage clinic you’ll need to register. Thanks.
Hi Sean, sorry, no, you need to bring your own. If you need any pointers on what to bring, please add another comment here to request that info and we’ll check with Benedict on what he advises. I’ll post the answer here.
This might have been asked already but are there any options to sign up for a live stream of a specific class? Or discussion of that option going forward?
Hi Jack, thanks for asking. The short answer is no. During the pandemic we did a few Zoom-based events (all of which were with remote presenters), but live-streaming on-site isn’t practical for us due to the not-very-fast-or-reliable internet at Gavin’s and our lack of capacity to manage the logistics and technology of a live stream.
Hi Bryant — sorry, no tune list; the sessions are free-form and people start whatever tune/set of tunes they want to play. There’s really only one organized session, the slow session on Friday night after the concert, and that session generally has a leader or two to make sure it stays slow and accessible to beginners. At the same time, there will be open sessions everywhere: in the pub and in people’s rooms, and there are always lots of sessions in the building where we hold the classes.
Brad,
I am not a musician, but I would like to attend the concert on Saturday night. I attended the Piper’s Gathering’s concert on August 9th and enjoyed hearing the music. Not many chances to hear piping, and I am new to taking an interest in the world of piping music. It is an interesting coincidence how I found Tionol’s website. On the website, I noticed that Colleen Shanks would be an instructor. I listened to Colleen’s piping at the Piper’s Gathering. While I live near Hartford CT and am retired, it would be worth the journey. If there is room at the concert for someone like me, I would be happy to pay/contribute to listen to the music.
Cell (860) 736-4160
;Gregory
Hi Gregory, the concerts are open to the public and are $25 for non-registrants (actually if you come Friday night and pay your $25 that’ll get you in to Saturday night’s concert as well). Cheers, Brad
I am a concertina player wondering if I can pay to attend the Friday. Concert and participate in the slow jam. Thanks
Hi Rosie, certainly — the concert is $25 and the sessions are open to everyone.
Hello Tionol team, I was wondering if I can still register for Sean Gavin’s workshop on Sunday? I’m unfortunately unavailable for the full Tionol event but would love to attend the Sunday workshop. Happy to pay in advance if still possible. Thanks!
Hi Alyssa — yes, you can register on-site and at this point we still have some room in that workshop. Online registration is closed, so no way to register/pay in advance, but you can sign up on site. If you’re arriving on Sunday, you’ll need to find Hallie Stokes, who is in charge of registration. She will be at the organizational meeting in the Tea Room on Sunday from 1:00 to 1:30, and after that will be in the reedmaking workshop in room 36.
Okay perfect. Thanks so much! I’ll plan to stop by the Tea Room around 1.
I would have to start from scratch. i will look on the net.
I have a half set but no reeds that work. Either way I would like to stop by for a day or two and plug in to the community.
I will bring the half set. If that’s O.K. with the group.
Many Thanks
Hi Sean, you’re certainly welcome to come (beginning pipers are always welcome), but if you want to sit in on beginner classes or go to the pipes triage clinic, etc., you’ll need to register as a participant. You can of course just come for the sessions and concerts and to chat with people without registering for the full tionól, but if you want access to classes, workshops, and the pipes triage clinic you’ll need to register. Thanks.
Can you buy Reed Making supplies at the workshop ?
Thanks.
Hi Sean, sorry, no, you need to bring your own. If you need any pointers on what to bring, please add another comment here to request that info and we’ll check with Benedict on what he advises. I’ll post the answer here.
This might have been asked already but are there any options to sign up for a live stream of a specific class? Or discussion of that option going forward?
Hi Jack, thanks for asking. The short answer is no. During the pandemic we did a few Zoom-based events (all of which were with remote presenters), but live-streaming on-site isn’t practical for us due to the not-very-fast-or-reliable internet at Gavin’s and our lack of capacity to manage the logistics and technology of a live stream.
Thanks Brad! Great Line up this year!
Hello, do you have a tune list for the sets/tunes that generally get played at the sessions during the tionol?
Hi Bryant — sorry, no tune list; the sessions are free-form and people start whatever tune/set of tunes they want to play. There’s really only one organized session, the slow session on Friday night after the concert, and that session generally has a leader or two to make sure it stays slow and accessible to beginners. At the same time, there will be open sessions everywhere: in the pub and in people’s rooms, and there are always lots of sessions in the building where we hold the classes.
Thanks Brad, that sounds like a lot of fun.